Little Caesers pizza orders due at school Monday Don’t forget that Monday, March 7 is the due date to have all Little Caesers pizza orders to Milano Elementary and Milano Junior High for the PATCH Club fund-raiser. Delivery date is April 1 at the elementary cafeteria. The club’s goal is $1,800 and can be met if each student sells just two boxes of pizza. Full Story

Early in January I provided readers with the Rockdale Independent School Districts Core Beliefs, Goals, and Vision. Since then I have touched on different Core Beliefs and one or two goals. The Core Beliefs are the foundation for the Districts Goals; they provide the reasoning behind our Goals. Full Story

RISD public schools week to focus on creativity Students will dig deep into their creativity pockets next week during the of observance of Texas Public Schools Week in the Rockdale ISD with highlighted events such as a “Career Day” and “Family Science Night”. There is also a financial aid workshop scheduled for college bound students. Full Story

EDUCATION NOTES Locals earn degrees at Sam Houston State
HUNTSVILLE–Two Rockdale residents were awarded bachelor degrees during December commencement ceremonies at Sam Houston State University.
Samantha Lyn Hilker earned bachelor’s of science in mathematics. Full Story

'GREEN ROOFER'
‘GREEN ROOFER’–Rockdale High School senior Cedric Smith captured first place in the senior division Plant Science at the 55th Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair held at last Full Story

Aycock band kept the beat from 1952-66 Editor’s note: The fourth edition of Susie Sansom Piper’s Black History Month series “On The Other Side of the Tracks” looks back to music and entertainment.
Another source of great entertainment for the community was the Aycock Tiger Band. Full Story